Job summary
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust are looking to recruit a Staff Nurse to work within Kyloe House Secure Children's Home near Morpeth, Northumberland. This is an exciting new post which will be ideal for someone wanting to provide high quality health promotion and a proactive health care service, which will enhance the health and wellbeing of young people in Kyloe House Secure Children's Home.
Main duties of the job
You will need to have knowledge of the public health needs of these young people and be able to deliver clinical care, contributing to the delivery of immunisations, health assessments and health screening in relation to promoting healthy lifestyles.
We need an individual who has determination and a desire to be part of something new. We want creativity, innovative ideas and passion towards providing excellent healthcare for the young people within Kyloe House.
We are looking for someone who can communicate and collaborate in an engaging way with young people. We want some who can maintain emotional resilience and remain child-centred in the face of challenging behaviour. Excellent organisational and problem-solving skills are a must as you will be working in an environment where creativity on increasing engagement with young people in their health choices is vital.
We are looking for someone who can ensure the Trust meets its responsibilities to the young people within Kyloe House by supporting the Lead Nurse to meet the health needs in line with the Healthcare Standards for children and young people in secure settings. We want someone with good professional practice who wants to make a difference to these young people's long-term health outcomes.
This role is based within Kyloe House Secure Children's Home, working closely alongside Northumberland County Council (NCC) and Cumbria, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear (CNTW) staff.
About us
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality opening a state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read applicant guidance notes before submitting your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Using a holistic approach ensure delivery of an effective, proactive health care, which enhances the health and wellbeing of young people in Kyloe House Secure Childrens Home
- Provide advice to residential staff, parents, education staff and other professionals in relation to promoting the health of the young people
- Support the lead Nurse at Kyloe House Secure Childrens Home
- Assesses, plans, implements and evaluates a programme of health care and health promotion for young people within the secure childrens home
- Maintains all health records in accordance with Northumbria Healthcare Trust policies and procedures and complies with the NMC code of conduct
- Supporting the 0 to 19 Healthy Child Programme, contributes to the planning and delivery of immunisation, health assessments and screening ensuring optimum uptake
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Using a holistic approach ensure delivery of an effective, proactive health care, which enhances the health and wellbeing of young people in Kyloe House Secure Childrens Home
- Provide advice to residential staff, parents, education staff and other professionals in relation to promoting the health of the young people
- Support the lead Nurse at Kyloe House Secure Childrens Home
- Assesses, plans, implements and evaluates a programme of health care and health promotion for young people within the secure childrens home
- Maintains all health records in accordance with Northumbria Healthcare Trust policies and procedures and complies with the NMC code of conduct
- Supporting the 0 to 19 Healthy Child Programme, contributes to the planning and delivery of immunisation, health assessments and screening ensuring optimum uptake
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- First level registered nurse, adult, children, mental health, learning disabilities or Health visitor / School Nurse
- Training and assessing qualification
- Evidence of qualification to undertake the supervision, teaching and assessing of students (essential requirement for post, expectation this will be completed within an 18 month period)
- Evidence of working with Children and Young People
- Post Graduate degree related to the area of practice and / or considerable experience working related to caring for young people / adults in a secure setting
- Enhanced Criminal Records Bureau Check / Enhanced Disclosure
Desirable
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development / Study
- Non- Medical Prescribing
- Clinical Skills relevant to the post - Sexual health - Mental health - Emergency care - Drugs and alcohol
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- First level registered nurse, adult, children, mental health, learning disabilities or Health visitor / School Nurse
- Training and assessing qualification
- Evidence of qualification to undertake the supervision, teaching and assessing of students (essential requirement for post, expectation this will be completed within an 18 month period)
- Evidence of working with Children and Young People
- Post Graduate degree related to the area of practice and / or considerable experience working related to caring for young people / adults in a secure setting
- Enhanced Criminal Records Bureau Check / Enhanced Disclosure
Desirable
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development / Study
- Non- Medical Prescribing
- Clinical Skills relevant to the post - Sexual health - Mental health - Emergency care - Drugs and alcohol
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
